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Global Water Stewardship

EIN 81-2340154 • 501(c)3 • Crystal Lake, IL

Profile

Gws is organized to resolve sanitation issues in the developing world by educating people and engineering sustainable centralized solutions that keep waterways clean and communities healthy, including any activities in furtherance of this mission.

1021 Alexandra BlvdCrystal Lake, IL 60014

globalwaterstewardship.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

74th percentile

20%

Higher net margin than 74% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

75th percentile

19%

Faster asset growth than 75% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

44th percentile

-8.2%

Faster revenue growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$22,253

Up $6,408 (+40%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$22,253

Up $6,408 (+40%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin74th percentile

Revenue

Down

$37,110

Down $6,955 (-16%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$29,624

Down $33,339 (-53%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

$7,486

Up $26,384 (+140%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth75th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2019: $30,073Net Assets 2019: $30,0732019Assets 2021: $34,743Net Assets 2021: $34,7432021Assets 2022: $15,845Net Assets 2022: $15,8452022Assets 2024: $22,253Net Assets 2024: $22,2532024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$22,253
Liabilities-
Net Assets$22,253
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth44th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2019: $32,959Expenses 2019: $25,166Net Income 2019: $7,7932019Revenue 2021: $20,466Expenses 2021: $29,402Net Income 2021: -$8,9362021Revenue 2022: $44,065Expenses 2022: $62,963Net Income 2022: -$18,8982022Revenue 2024: $37,110Expenses 2024: $29,624Net Income 2024: $7,4862024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$37,110
Expenses$29,624
Net Income$7,486
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$22,253
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$22,253
Revenue
$37,110
Expenses
$29,624
Net income
$7,486
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$22.3$22.3$37.1$29.6$7.49
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.8$15.8$44.1$63.0$18.9
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$34.7$34.7$20.5$29.4$8.94
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$30.1$30.1$33.0$25.2$7.79
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Sep 11, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$37,110
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Gws is organized to resolve sanitation issues in the developing world by educating people and engineering sustainable centralized solutions that keep waterways clean and communities healthy, including any activities in furtherance of this mission.

Our mission is to address global sanitation issues and work to improve health and quality of life for those lacking sufficient resources and experience in proper sanitation methods.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
MISSION TO PROVIDE WATER EDUCATION-$16,513
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MOHAMMED HAQUEExecutive Di-$0--
ELIZABETH HEISETreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Global Water Stewardship
EIN
81-2340154
Phone
8476441424
Address
1021 ALEXANDRA BLVD, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014

Signing Officer

Name
Elizabeth Heise
Title
Treasurer
Phone
8476441424
Signed
2025-09-11

Preparer

Firm
Keystone Tax & Accounting Ltd
Address
350 S NORTHWEST HWY STE 300, PARK RIDGE, IL 60068-4262
Preparer
Rosalind Talarico
Phone
8473841826
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses administrative fees 1,430 contingency fund 412 phone / website 1,421 total 3,263”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Our mission is to address global sanitation issues and work to improve health and quality of life for those lacking sufficient resources and experience in proper sanitation methods.”

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